Wagelie is new Sleepy Eye Elementary principal

By: Fritz Busch

SLEEPY EYE — The Sleepy Eye Public School Board unanimously approved hiring McKenzie Wagelie as elementary principal for the 2026-27 school year June 10. A 2018 Sleepy Eye High School graduate, Wagelie begins working in Sleepy Eye July 1. ...

June 21, 2026

Camp Cuyuna memories

By: Amy Zents

NEW ULM — Tom Henderson will share stories from his decades of Scout leadership during a keynote address focusing on bears and storms at the closing of Camp Cuyuna and Scout reunion Saturday at Cross Lake. The 79-year-old former Brown County ...

June 20, 2026

NU takes over former armory and field maintenance shop

By: Clay Schuldt

NEW ULM – The old National Guard Armory and Field Maintenance Shop will officially become City of New Ulm property. The New Ulm City Council approved a resolution Thursday authorizing the execution of the quitclaim deeds with Minnesota ...

June 20, 2026

Sleepy Eye downs Mankato American, on to semis

ESSIG — Sleepy Eye defeated Mankato American 7-2 in an Upper Midwest Classic baseball game on Saturday. With the win, Sleepy Eye advances to play New Ulm Junior Legion at 9 a.m. on Saturday in the semifinals round. Derek Wales earned the ...

June 20, 2026

VFW Silver advance to JUMC semis

By: Ari Selvey

NEW ULM — A six-run sixth inning helped the New Ulm VFW Silver put away Wilmar 17-6 in six innings to advance to the Junior Upper Midwest Classic Semifinals Saturday at Mueller Park. “We were really patient at the plate, and that was ...

June 20, 2026

New Ulm Jr. Legion stay undefeated in tourney

By: Jim Bastian

NEW ULM — In their first three games of the Junior Upper Midwest Classic, the New Ulm Junior Legion pitching had allowed just three runs. That dominance continued into the Pool Championship round on Saturday night. Miles Castleman ...

June 20, 2026